Texas State Parks

Pink skies 💗🩰🦩🌷 >> Screen time Sunsets like this one over Lake Somerville State Park are what golden hour dreams are made of - bold, quiet, unforgettable. 📸: Tommy Snow 📍 Find a park near you and catch the glow IRL, TexasStateParks.org

Celebrating Buffalo Soldiers Month 🌾 The Texas Buffalo Soldiers team brings history to life through storytelling, traditional games, historic tools, and recreated campsites. 🦬 Want to experience it firsthand? Check out their events calendar at, shorturl.at/zNIVD

Because the outdoors? They’re for ALL. 🫶   From accessible trails to free adaptive equipment, we’re working to make every Texas State Park welcoming for every Texan.   📍 Start here: tpwd.texas.gov/about/accessib…   #ADA35 #TexasStateParks

🦃 Welcome to Turkey Park A full-on turkey takeover went down at Bentsen RGV State Park! The Rio Grande Wild Turkey is native to Texas and surprisingly sneaky when they want to be... until they roll up 20 deep. 🎥: Bentsen RGV State Park #WildlifeWednesday #TexasStateParks

This face card never denies 💅 It’s #NationalMothWeek, and we’re giving love to one of nature’s most underrated pollinators. Moths fertilize plants, feed wildlife, and keep ecosystems buzzing - mostly while we sleep. 🌱 📸 Estero Llano Grande SP 🔗 bit.ly/Texasmoths

For your safety, check for park closure notifications on social media or the park alert map before you travel. Stay safe! 👉 Park alert map: shorturl.at/liLuz

View of the Guadalupe River shows the devastating impacts of the flood. @TexasGameWarden continues to work with other first responders on search and rescue. ⚠️ Water is moving to other parts of the state. Please heed local warnings.

Heavy rain+ flooding threaten portions of West and Central Texas. ⚠️ PLEASE HEED LOCAL WARNINGS ⚠️ @texasgamewarden is assisting #TeamTexas with search and rescue Texas State Parks are posting latest info about storm impacts to their social media and tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/pa…

Gorman Falls is a 70-foot waterfall. The water here creates stunning travertine rock formations - built slowly over time as river water evaporates. But this beauty is fragile. Respect it, admire it, and leave it better than you found it. 💚 📍 Colorado Bend State Park

Room with a view 🦝 These raccoons picked prime real estate - high, hollow, and hidden. Keep exploring and you might catch moments like this! 📸: Scott Phillips Photography (IG) 📍: Brazos Bend State Park #WildlifeWednesday #TexasStateParks

Got the perfect park pic? 📸 Let’s see it! Submit your favorite #TexasStateParks photos to the America’s State Parks Photo Contest. It’s time to show off the magic of our parks! 💫 🗓️ Deadline to enter: July 18, 2025 at 11:59 ET 👉 Enter at: stateparksphotocontest.org

For over the past 14 years, @WholeEarthProv has raised $332,224 for #TexasStateParks! 💚 Through Banff Film Festival screenings & State Parks Month fundraisers, they've helped support the places Texans love to explore. Huge thanks to this incredible partner! 🙌

🎙️ Lockhart State Park will be part of North America’s most popular amateur radio event This wknd over 31,000 ham radio operators across the country will set up temporary stations to show how ham radio helps communities. Join us! 👉🏽 tinyurl.com/HamLockhart #ARRLFD

Standing on business… or just rocks? 🦎🪨 The Texas horned lizard (aka "horny toad") is a spiky icon - but it’s also a threatened species in TX. They dig in sandy soil to nest, hibernate, and chill out. 😎 See one? Respect the space, let it vibe. 📍Seminole Canyon State Park

⚠️ Last year there were 192 heat-related illnesses reported at Texas State Parks ⚠️ 10 of those incidents involved pets. Here are tips for staying safe in the #TexasHeat 🔥--> tinyurl.com/HeatSafety25 #txwx

He hikes in silence… Proof that time in nature can heal almost anything. Happy friday the 13th! 🖤 Remember to stay safe on the trails and leave no trace! ✅ #TexasStateParks #WaterYouAfraidOf